| 691 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 787 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 766 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 341 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 853 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 416 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 847 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1397 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 386 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 387 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 411 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1018 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1676 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 888 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1207 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2023 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29454 | Morohashi |
| 1323 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4809 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2004 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2160 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 285 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 718 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
273 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 能 【ノウ】 talent, gift, function, noh (theatre)
- 能楽 【ノウガク】 noh play
- 有能 【ユウノウ】 able, capable, competent, talented, efficient
- 芸能 【ゲイノウ】 public entertainment, performing arts, accomplishments, attainments
Kun reading compounds
- 良く 【よく】 nicely, properly, well, skillfully, skilfully, frequently, often, I'm glad that you ..., thank you for ..., (you have) quite the nerve to, I don't know how you can ...
- 良く良く 【よくよく】 carefully, closely, very, extremely, exceedingly, have no choice, cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable
- 能う 【あたう】 to be able (to do), to be capable (of doing)
- 能う限り 【あたうかぎり】 as much as possible, as far as possible, to the best of one's abilities
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 の、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- neung, nae
Spanish
- habilidad
- talento
- capacidad
- aptitud
- teatro japonés
Portuguese
- capacidade
- talento
- habilidade
French
- capacité
- habileté
- talent
- adresse
| 2756 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2121.1 | Four corner code |
| 2221.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 80fd | Unicode hex code |
officer, an official
- On:
- リ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吏 【リ】 government official, public official
- 吏員 【リイン】 official
- 官吏 【カンリ】 government official, public servant, civil servant
- 刑吏 【ケイリ】 executioner
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さと、 し
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- oficial del gobierno
- funcionario
Portuguese
- oficial
- um oficial
French
- fonctionnaire
- préposé
| 1894 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1911 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 183 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1684 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1126 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 329 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1007 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1044 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1883 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 321 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4351 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2201 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 700 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3299 | Morohashi |
| 3536 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 706 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 693 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 748 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1067 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1566 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 5004.6 | Four corner code |
| 5000.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 540f | Unicode hex code |